Lindsay Lohan, Newt Gingrich, Kim Kardashian, and More at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Red Carpet (PHOTOS)

Bipartisanship is well and good, but sometimes what the Beltway really needs is glamor and a good ribbing. The 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner brought Hollywood stars and other celebrities to Washington, giving journalists a chance to think of themselves as something more than keyboard-pounding hacks for one glorious, well-lubricated evening. From Lindsay Lohan to Claire Danes, The Daily Beast rounds up the stars who migrated to the ballroom of the Washington Hilton to hear POTUS spin a yarn.

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